On Influence
"I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."
Mahatma Gandhi
Throughout life we let the opinions and commentary of others influence our lives and how we go about living life. The problem that we run into is that often we let the opinions and commentary of the wolves that are in our lives make some of the biggest impacts on us. We let them take a walk through our mind and emotions and we end up taking their own personal abuse that they carry within themselves. You see the wolves don't like their own lives. They don't possess the ability or desire to make their own lives better through self reflection. It is too hard and too painful for them. They do not have the personal resiliency that you have. Instead of letting the wolves influence you, let the people who mean the most too you have the greater influence. These are the people that love you the most and always have your back. These people are the ones willing to do the hard part and be honest with you even when it is unbearingly uncomfortable. These are the people who always show you unconditional love. They are the ones that are there to help pick you up, brush you off and send you down the right path again. These are the people who will always check their feet before they take the good walk through your mind.
Thanks and have an awesome day,